Nursing-bottle holder.



A. B. WILBUR.

NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER.

APIfLICATION FILED JUNE 29.15am.

' Patented Nov. 5,1918.

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NURSING-BOTTLE l-FOLIIDER.

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To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that 1, Animation 18. WILBUR, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bridgewater, in the county of Plymouth and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inNursing-Bottle Holders, of which the following is a specifie cation vThis invention is embodied in a nursingbottle holder comprising aresilient bottleholding arm adapted to confine a nursingbottle and to beflexed downwardly by the weight of the bottle and its contents, and anadjustable support for-said arm including a base clamp adapted to engagea supporting body, and an outer clamp adapted to engage said arm, saidsupport having means for adj u'sting the outer clamp relatively to thebase clamp, and for positively holding the outer clamp'in any positionto which it maybe adjusted.

The object of thejnvention is to provide a holder which is adjustable ona supporting body such as a part of a crib, baby carriage,

high chair, etc., and is adaptedto resiliently support a nursing-bottlein varlous positions with relation to the supporting portion of saidbody, the resilient arm when flexed downwardly by thewei ht of thefilled bottle maintaining the bott e nipple in position to be easilyheld by a babys mouth while the baby is feeding, and to automaticallyremove the nipple from the vicinity of the mouth when-the food has beenabsorbed and the bottle lightened so that the bottle does not irritateor inconvenience the baby.

0f the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,-.-

Figure 1 s a side elevationof a bottle holder embodyingv the invention,and a sectional view of a supporting body, here'shown as a cylindricalmember ofa crib.

Fig. 2 isan enlargement of a portion of Fig. 1, showing the standard androd hereinafter referred to, at right angles to each other, instead ofthe angle shown by Fig-1. Fig. 3 is a section on lme 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig.3 is a perspective sectional view of the plate shown by Fig. 3. 4

F1g. 4: is a' fragmentary side view loongfrom the slde opposite thatshown by Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

- Fig. his a perspective view of the'bottleholding arm removed from thesupport.

tpcclflcation of Letters Patent.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of thefigures.

In the drawings, 12 represents a lower clamp1ng-jaw adapted to bear onany suitable support 13 which may be of cylindrical or other form, thejaw 12 being preferably provided with. a notch or recess 12 and withflat faces 12 at opposite sides of the recess.

14 represents a standard which is perpen .dicular to the jaw 12 and isrigidly attached Patentel lovm h Application filedlw'une 29, 191%.aerial No. M2361.

Said jaws, the screw-threaded portion of the standard 14, and theclamping-nut 17 con-' stitute thebase clamp.

18 represents the head and 18 the threaded shank of a stud, said headbeing apertured to receive and turn on the smooth portion 14 of thestandard. 19 represents a plate which is perforated to receive and turnloosely on the shank 18 and is provided with an oflset clamping face 19in sliding contact with the smooth portion 14* of the standard. lhe

plate 19 is provided as best shown by Fig. 3, with a compressible sleeve20 having an ear 21 which is also perforated to receive and turn on theshank 18 Said sleeve and ear are preferably formed integral with theplate, and bent as indicated by Fig. 3, to form a substantiallycylindrical socket wall'22.

23 represents a rod passing through the.

socket 252 and frictionally engaged with said sleeve, the rod beingadapted to turn in the sleeve and confined] therein by friction by meansof a clamping-nut 24, engaged with the shank 18 and bearmg on the ear21.

lit will be seen that the operationof screwing home the elamping nutsimultaneously compresses the sleeve 20 and presses the a I llhhclamping face 19 against the smooth portion of the standard it, the arm23 being therefore firmly secured to the standard Min anyangularposition desired. lhe smooth standi 5), and with a clamping face-28 formed by ni le in any scribed, enables the bottle en one side of thesleeve.

29 represents the head, and-29 the screw threaded shank of a stud, theshank passing through theears27, and being provided with a clamping-nut30 which, when tightened, compresses the sleeve 26 on the rod 23. Thehead 29 is provided with a transverse orifice 31 through which passesthe shank portion .32 of the bottle-holding arm hereinafter described.The operation of tighten- 1ng the nut 30 simultaneously compresses thesleeve 26 and presses the shank portion 32 against the clamping face 28,thus securing the bottle-holding arm firmly to the rod 23. The sleeve26, .the stud 29, and the clampmg-nut 30 constitute an outer clamp.

The bottle holding arm is preferably made of a single length ofresilient wire which includes the shank portion 32,. a helically colledportion 33, and a cradle portion formed by bending the wire to providetwo l ops 35 and 36, and a neck 37 connecting said loops. The loops 35and 36 are formed to surround more of a nursing-bottle 38, and tonormally contract on said periphery and thus confine the bottle withsuflicient security, the bottom of the bottle resting on one end of thecoiled spring 33. When the bottle is charged with food its weightdeflects the resilientarm downwardly, as indicated by dotted lines inFig. 1. The adjustable support above degaged with the bottle-holdmgposition that may be'desirable relatively to the supporting body 13. Inpractice, the ad'ustment should be such that the n1pple of t e filledbottle may-be convenlently held by a babys mouth, the weight of thebottle and its contents holding the nipple in position for convenientuse. When the food has been absorbed and the baby releases the nipple,

, cally raises thebottle so that the nipple is removed from annoyingproximityto the babys mouth,

The clamping face 28 of the sleeve 26 is "preferably provided withradial notches 39 (Fig. 4), each of which is adapted to receive one s1deofthe shankportion 32 and: cause an mterlocking engagement with thesleeve and the shank portion.

The details of constructionof the base the standard fixed to a mem er 0clamp, a rod, a universal omt connectlon than half of the periphery armto be ad usted with its the resilient arm automati-' fine anursing-bottle and to be flexed downwardly by the weight of the bottleand its contents, and an adjustable support for said arm including abase clamp adapted to engage'a supporting body, a standard fixed to amember of the baseclamp, a rod a universal joint connection between saidstandard and rod having meansfor securing said rod in various positionsrelatively to the standard, and an'outer clamp adapted to engage saidrod and resilient arm and adjustable on the rod, said outer clamp havingmeans for positively engaging 'the rod,

whereby theouter clam may be secured in any position to which it may beadjusted.

2. A nursing-bottle holder comprising a bottle-holding arm composed. ofa length of resilient wire having a shank portion, a coiled portion, anda bottle-confining cradle portion adapted by said coiled portion-to beflexed downwardly by the weight of the bottle and its contents, and anadjustable support for said arm including a base clamp adapted to engagea sup ortin body, a the base between said standard and rodhaving meansfor securing said rod in various posltions relatively to the standard,and an outer clamp adapted to engage and permit longitudinal adjustmentof the shank portion of said resilient arm and adjustable on said rod,said outer clamp havin means for positively engaging the rod an shank,whereby the outer clampmay be secured in any posi- I tion to which itmay be adjusted.

3. A nursing-bottle holder comprising a resilient bottle-holding arm adated to confine a nursing bottle and to be exed downwardly by the weightofthe bottle and its contents, and an adjustable support for said armincluding a lower clamping-jaw, a standard fixed to said jaw,said-standard being screw-threaded at its .lower portion and .smooth atits upper portion, an upper clamping-jaw. loosely engaged with saidstandard, a clamping nut engaged. with the thread of said standard andbearing on the upper aw, said jaws, threaded standard por tion, and nutconstitufling a base clamp adapted to engagea supporting body, auniversaljoint one member of which is a portion of said standard,- saidjoint including a compressible sleeve adapted to turn on said standard,and means for securin said sleeve to said standard in various angul arpositions, a rod frictionally ,engaged with said sleeve naeame andconnected with the standard by said joint, and an outer clamp carried bysaid rod andadapted to engage said bottle-holding arm.

d. A nursing-bottle holder comprising a resilientbottle-holding armadapted to confine a nursing bottle and to be flexed downwardly by theweight of the bottle and its contents, and an adjustable support forsaid arm including a lower clamping-jaw, a standard fixed to said jaw,said standard be ing screw-threaded at its lower portion and smooth atits upper portion, an upper clamping-jaw loosely engaged with saidstandard, a clamping nut engaged with the thread of said standard andbearing on the upper jaw, said jaws, threaded standard portion, and nutconstituting a base clamp adapted to engage a'supporting body, a universal joint one member of which is a portion, of said standard, saidjoint includmga compressible sleeve adapted to turn on said standard,and means for securing said sleeve to said standard in various angularpositions, a rod frictionally engaged with said sleeve-and connectedwith the standardby I 'said joint, a split sleeve movable on said rodand proyided with apertured ears and with a clam'pmg face formed by oneside of the sleeve, astud including a screw-threaded shank insertedinsaldears, and an apertured head receiving said bottle-holding arm, 1and a clamping-nut engaged with said shank and adapted to simultaneouslycompress said sleeve and press said arm against said clam ing face, saidsleeve, stud, and clamping-n t constituting an outer clamp adapted toengage said arm,

,5. A nursing-bottle holder comprising a portion, and nut constituting abase clamp adapted to engage a supporting body, a stud including ascrew-threaded shank, and an apertured head receiving and adapted toturn on the smooth portion of-the standard, I

a plate perforated to receive and turn on said shank and havinga'clampingface in I sliding contact with the smooth portion of thestandard, and a compressible sleeve having an ear also perforated toreceive and turn on said shank, a clamping-nut engaged with said shankand adapted to simultaneously compress said sleeve and press saidclamping face against the smooth portion of thestandard, said standardportion, stud, plate, sleeve and clamping-nut constitutinga universaljoint, a rod frictionally engaged with said sleeve, and connected withthe standard by said joint, and an outerclamp carried by said rod andadapted to engage said bottle-holding arm.

6. A nursing-bottle holder comprising a resilient bottle-holding armadapted to confine a nursing'bottle and to be flexed downwardly by theweight of the bottle and its contents, and an adjustable support forsaid arm including a lower clamping-jaw, a standard fired to said jaw,saidstandard being screw-threaded at its lower portion. and smooth atits upper portion, an upper clamping-jaw loosely engaged with said 1standard, a clamping-nut engaged with the a thread of. said standard andbearing on the upper jaw, said jaws, ,threaded standard portion, and nutconstituting a base clamp adapted toengage a supporting body, a will Iversal joint one member of which is appr tion of said standard, saidjoint lncludlng a compressible sleeve adapted to turn on said standard,and means for securing said sleeve to sald standard m various angularpositions, a rod frictionally engaged with saidsleeve and'connectedfwiththe standard by said joint, a split sleeve movable on. said rod andprovided with apertured ears and .with a clamping face formed by oneside of the sleeve, a stud including a screw-threaded shank inserted insaid ears, and an "a erturedhead receiving said bottle-hol ing arm, anda clamping-nut engaged with said shank and adapted to simultaneouslycorn press said sleeve and press said arm against saidclamping face,said sleeve, stud, and

clamping-nut constituting anouter clamp adapted to engage said arm, saidclamping face being provided with arm-engaging notches radiating fromthe axis of said stud. In teStimony whereof. l have atfixed mysignature. I

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